To the Top of Everest (Kids Can Do It)

Description:

The author, who became the 131st person to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 1982, recounts his experience, and explains how his achievement came with a heavy price as he and his expedition faced hidden crevasses, blinding snowstorms, horrible altitude sickness, and more. Skreslet shares details of the climb, which is illustrated with full-color photos.

subjects: Description and travel,  Ouvrages pour la jeunesse,  Biographies,  Descriptions et voyages,  Mountaineers,  Mountaineering,  Everest, Mount (China and Nepal),  Alpinistes,  Alpinisme,  Juvenile literature,  Biography,  Juvenile Nonfiction,  Children: Grades 4-6,  Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation,  Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction,  Adventure & Adventurers,  Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous,  Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Camping & Outdoor Activities,  Canada,  Everest, mount (china and nepal), juvenile literature,  Mountaineering, juvenile literature

People: Laurie Skreslet

Places: Canada,  Everest, Mount (China and Nepal),  Everest, Mont (Chine et Népal)